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CitizenPleb | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Pretty much everyone who uses Venmo will easily use a CBDC without giving two shits.
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Zaelus | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Any speculation on how that will play out in the long term?

I'm still learning things, but my instinct is that CBDCs will be destined to fail no matter because people will eventually manipulate them to exploit others just as with the current system.
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CitizenPleb | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Their underlying value proposition IS manipulation.